Policy & Government

During recent Community Board meetings in districts 9 and 14, residents voiced opposition to two new homeless shelters planned for Crown Heights and Flatbush following the closure of the large shelter at Bellevue Hospital.

The median time to complete applicant approvals for housing lottery projects in fiscal year 2025 was 210 days, according to a new city report. Officials want to cut that to less than 100 days by adopting a series of reforms.

Sam Sprei, 37, also known as “Yechiel Sprei,” “Shimon Sprei,” and “Eli Shapiro,” and Edward Harold King, 72, a former Kings County Supreme Court Justice, allegedly defrauded millions of dollars from investors in fictitious real estate investment opportunities.

Members of the New Kings Democrats say the party, chaired by state Assemblymember Rodneyse Bichotte Hermelyn, has filed an unprecedented number of legal challenges that are designed to knock their district leader candidates off of the ballot ahead of the June 23 primary election, according to Hell Gate.

Gunfire intended for another target at Lincoln Terrace Park killed an innocent father of two in 2020.

Albany kicks in $8 billion over two years to close the deficit.

Christopher Seabrook, 29, was sentenced to up to six years in prison after he pleaded guilty to second-degree manslaughter, second-degree assault and leaving the scene of an incident without reporting.

Of the shootings, one of them was fatal, and also included four innocent bystanders, one of whom was left paralyzed.

Similar to the Rental Ripoff Hearings, each NYCHA in Your Neighborhood forum will give residents opportunities to discuss issues affecting public housing developments across the city, including repairs, community programming, pests and waste, elevators, mold, lead and public safety.

Harvey Marcelin, 87, of East New York, was convicted of first-degree murder, tampering with physical evidence and concealment of a human corpse, according to Brooklyn District Attorney Eric Gonzalez. A torso and leg were discovered on the street inside plastic bags, while additional body parts were recovered from his apartment.